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October 2012 - FRMC

Buprenorphine Transdermal System’s Impact on Sleep
10/22/2012
Phoenix—After 12 weeks of treatment, adult patients with chronic lower back pain who received 20 mcg per hour of buprenorphine using the buprenorphine transdermal system (BTS) experienced less sleep disturbance and better sleep quality...
Phoenix—After 12 weeks of treatment, adult patients with chronic lower back pain who received 20 mcg per hour of buprenorphine using the buprenorphine transdermal system (BTS) experienced less sleep disturbance and better sleep quality...
Phoenix—After 12 weeks of...
10/22/2012
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Treatment Options for Neuropathic Pain
10/22/2012
Phoenix—When Mark Wallace, MD, began his medical career in 1995, the FDA had approved only a single drug for neuropathic pain. Now his choices are much broader, although the approval of several medications in recent years has made it...
Phoenix—When Mark Wallace, MD, began his medical career in 1995, the FDA had approved only a single drug for neuropathic pain. Now his choices are much broader, although the approval of several medications in recent years has made it...
Phoenix—When Mark Wallace, MD,...
10/22/2012
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Costs of Neuropathic Pain in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
10/22/2012
Phoenix—During the first year after being diagnosed with neuropathic pain, patients who had already suffered from a spinal cord injury had a mean healthcare cost that was $35,939 higher than patients who had a spinal cord injury but no...
Phoenix—During the first year after being diagnosed with neuropathic pain, patients who had already suffered from a spinal cord injury had a mean healthcare cost that was $35,939 higher than patients who had a spinal cord injury but no...
Phoenix—During the first year...
10/22/2012
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Safety of Lidocaine Patch 5%
10/22/2012
Phoenix—A post hoc analysis of 2 studies found that patients with postherpetic neuralgia tolerated receiving the combination therapy of lidocaine patch 5% and calcium channel a2-d ligands, with most treatment-related adverse events attributed...
Phoenix—A post hoc analysis of 2 studies found that patients with postherpetic neuralgia tolerated receiving the combination therapy of lidocaine patch 5% and calcium channel a2-d ligands, with most treatment-related adverse events attributed...
Phoenix—A post hoc analysis of 2...
10/22/2012
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Potential Issues Associated with Polypharmacy
10/22/2012
Phoenix—For decades, clinicians prescribed an opioid or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) to treat patients with chronic pain. Currently, they are much more likely to utilize a polypharmacy approach, using multiple drugs to achieve...
Phoenix—For decades, clinicians prescribed an opioid or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) to treat patients with chronic pain. Currently, they are much more likely to utilize a polypharmacy approach, using multiple drugs to achieve...
Phoenix—For decades, clinicians...
10/22/2012
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Medicaid Expansion and Outcomes among Adults
10/22/2012
There are 60 million Americans covered by Medicaid and, when the Medicaid provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is implemented in 2014, millions more will be eligible to enroll. The Supreme Court of the United...
There are 60 million Americans covered by Medicaid and, when the Medicaid provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is implemented in 2014, millions more will be eligible to enroll. The Supreme Court of the United...
There are 60 million Americans...
10/22/2012
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USPSTF Recommendation for Management of Obesity in Adults
10/22/2012
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issues recommendations on the effectiveness of specific clinical preventive services for patients without related signs or symptoms. These recommendations, which do not consider costs...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issues recommendations on the effectiveness of specific clinical preventive services for patients without related signs or symptoms. These recommendations, which do not consider costs...
The U.S. Preventive Services...
10/22/2012
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Common Beta-Blockers Show Similar CV Risk
10/22/2012
Beta-blockers atenolol and metoprolol tartrate had no statistically significant effect on the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with hypertension, according to an analysis from the Cardiovascular Research Network (CVRN)...
Beta-blockers atenolol and metoprolol tartrate had no statistically significant effect on the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with hypertension, according to an analysis from the Cardiovascular Research Network (CVRN)...
Beta-blockers atenolol and...
10/22/2012
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Public Reporting and Healthcare Performance Improvements
10/22/2012
A new systematic review found that public reporting is associated with improvements in healthcare performance measures and may prompt healthcare providers to engage in activities to improve quality. The report was recently released by the...
A new systematic review found that public reporting is associated with improvements in healthcare performance measures and may prompt healthcare providers to engage in activities to improve quality. The report was recently released by the...
A new systematic review found...
10/22/2012
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Device Increases Survival Rates for Children with Heart Failure
10/22/2012
A ventricular assist device specifically designed for children produced significantly higher survival rates for children with severe heart failure who were waiting for cardiac transplants compared with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation...
A ventricular assist device specifically designed for children produced significantly higher survival rates for children with severe heart failure who were waiting for cardiac transplants compared with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation...
A ventricular assist device...
10/22/2012
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Adam Kittai, MD, hematology specialist and assistant professor of medicine, Ohio State University; Farrukh Awan, MD, professor of internal medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center; and Jeffrey Dunn, PharmD, MBA, chief clinical officer,...
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